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33 Cards in this Set
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Congestive heart failure
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condition characterized by weakness, breathlessness, and edema in lower portion of body resulting from reduced heart action
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Hypotension
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low blood pressure
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Thrombus
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a blood clot
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Hemorrhage
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abnormal internal or external discharge of blood
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Hemostasis
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stopping bleeding
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Endocarditis
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inflammation of the lining of the heart
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Hemophilia
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a hereditary blood disorder characterized by a greatly prolonged clotting time
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Erythrocyte
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RBC which contains hemoglobin and carries oxygen to the body's cells
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Hemolysis
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destruction of erythrocytes resulting in the release of hemoglobin
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Etiology
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the study of causes of disease
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Fibrillation
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abnormal quivering of the heart muscle
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Leukopenia
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abnormal reduction of WBC'S
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Serum
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the liquid portion of blood after clotting has taken place
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Tachycardia
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abnormally rapid heart action
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Leukocytosis
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abnormal increase in WBC'S
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Phlebitis
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inflammation of a vein
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Macrophage
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cells that aid in immunity by consuming pathogens
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Platelet
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a blood element that plays a key roll in clotting
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Plasma
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the liquid portion of lymph and unclotted blood
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Vasoconstriction
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decrease in the diameter of a blood vessel
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Vasodilation
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increase in the diameter of a blood vessel
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Leukocyte
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WBC
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Vein
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a vessel that carries blood from the tissues to the heart
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Embolism
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obstruction of a blood vessel by an embolus or thrombus
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Bradycardia
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slowness of heart action
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Aneurysm
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localized dilation of a blood vessel, usually an artery
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Embolus
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a mass of tissue, gas, air, or fat present in teh blood stream
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Anemia
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abnormal reduction of red blood cells
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Artery
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vessel that carries blood from the heart to the tissues
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Electrocardiogram
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a record of the electrical activity of the heart
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Coagulation
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process of blood clotting
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Capillary
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an of the minute blood vessels that connect the smallest arteries to the smallest veins
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Cardiomyopathy
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disease of the heart muscle
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